Join us for special events during or following select performances of the ripple, the wave that carried me home, including a celebration of swimming, themed events for local communities, and panels featuring members of the Nile Swim Club, Victoria Prizzia, the project founder of POOL: A Social History of Segregation, Ms. Penny Washington, and our actors!
Date: March 3rd
Time: Full Day
Location: Leonard C. Haas Stage
March 3rd at People’s Light will be a celebration of all things water, pools, and swimming! Starting at 1:00 PM, Company member and Greater Philadelphia Area legend Tom Teti will be performing a pre-show Scoop: Tales with Tom, an autobiographical piece focusing on Tom’s experience growing up in segregated Yeadon, Pennsylvania. At 1:30 PM, members of America’s oldest and most prominent Black-owned swim club, the Nile Swim Club, will be on-campus promoting their new book: The Nile Swim Club of Yeadon, A History. After the performance, please join members of the Nile, Dr. Thames-Taylor, and former swimmer Vicki L. Baker in the next installment of our Intersecting Realities panel series: The Black Struggle for the Joy of Water.
CLICK HERE to learn more about The Joy of Water: A Celebration of Swimming
Date: March 10th
Time: After the 2:00 PM performance
Location: Leonard C. Haas Stage
People’s Light is thrilled to host Victoria Prizzia, the project founder of POOL: A Social History of Segregation and the individual responsible for the exhibit’s creative visioning, direction, and production, for a conversation with POOL participants Dr. Angela Beale-Tawfeeq, a renowned academic and advocate of health and wellness, and American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Famer and PDR Swim Team founder, swim coach Jim Ellis.
CLICK HERE to learn more about POOL: A Social History of Segregation Reunion
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for the 2:00 PM performance on March 10th
Date: March 16th
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Leonard C. Haas Stage
People's Light welcomes students, alumni, and friends of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania!
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for the 2:00 PM performance of the ripple, the wave that carried me home
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Date: March 17th
Time: After the 2:00 PM performance
Location: Farmhouse Pavilion
Join us after the Relaxed Performance for a conversation with the ripple, the wave that carried me home actors Eunice Woods, Nate M. Ramsey, and Shauna Miles, moderated by People’s Light’s Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility, Leigh Jackson.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for the Relaxed performance on March 17th at 2:00 PM
Date: March 19th
Time: 5:45 PM
Location: Farmhouse Pavilion
Join PMC and People's Light for a special double feature to learn about our courts and racial justice. The night kicks off with a Navigating and Understanding PA Court workshop, which illuminates the organization and procedures of the Pennsylvania Judicial System with the goal of bringing Pennsylvanian's awareness of and confidence in their courts. We will discuss the different subject matters of each court, knowing your way around the courtroom, how judges are selected, and how you can be a more knowledgeable citizen. Following the workshop, attendees can make their way over to the theater for a discounted viewing of the ripple, the wave that carried me home beginning at 7pm. Sign up at the workshop registration link below to receive your exclusive discount code, and use the code on play tickets for the March 19th showing.
CLICK HERE to register for the Navigating and Understanding PA Court workshop
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for the 7:00 PM performance of the ripple, the wave that carried me home on March 19th
Date: March 23rd
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Leonard C. Haas Stage
Join the West Chester NAACP at People’s Light’s second West Chester Day! West Chester residents, friends, and families are encouraged to come out to People’s Light and recognize the communities of Chester County’s County Seat. Following the performance, activist-historian Ms. Penny Washington will present on the historical context of segregated swimming pools. Dessert and treats will be provided after the presentation!
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for the 2:00 PM performance of the ripple, the wave that carried me home
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